This evening I returned from the grocery store to find the resident stag taking a rest in the back yard. He used to come by almost daily a few months ago- so familiar with me he was then that he even ate apple slices from my fingers a few times! That experience earned him the name “Friendly.” We haven’t seen him around here all summer so it was a nice surprise to see how big he’s gotten – I’m sure from a summer of munching in every garden on Samish Hill ; ) I know for certain he had a field day with my neighbor Mike’s pole beans – the other day Mike confessed to calling him something a lot less friendly : )
Here’s a shot of Friendly taken at the end of May when he first started stopping by. He’s grown a fair amount since then – especially his antlers!
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